IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2

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IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2
Vendee Globe 2012-2013 Zbigniew Gutkowski Energa.jpg
Development
DesignerFinot-Conq  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Builder(s)Neville Hutton Boat Builder, Carrington Boats Ltd  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Hull appendages
BallastCanting Keel
Rudder(s)Twin Rudders
Racing
Class association IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Hugo Boss 2 was designed by Group Finot and launched in the 2007 after being built by Jason Carrington/Neville Hutton in Lymington, England. [1]

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Names and Ownership

Hugo Boss 2 (2007-2009)

Energa (2012-2013)

La Compagnie du Lit – Boulogne Billancourt (2016-2017)

Time For Oceans (2018-2021)

Gentoo Sailing Team (since 2022) [2]

Racing Results

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
18 / 332020 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Time For Oceans, FRA 92Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Le Diraison  (FRA)95d 08h 16m [3]
DNF2016 2016–2017 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Compagnie du Lit – Boulogne Billancourt, FRA 92Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Le Diraison  (FRA) [4]
DNF2012 2012–2013 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Energa, POL 53Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Gutkowski  (POL) [5]
DNF2008 2008–2009 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR)
2 / 92007 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Andrew Cape  (AUS)
94d 17h 34m
Transatlantic Races
14 / 382022 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Gentoo Sailing Team, GBR 88James Harayda (GBR)13d 12h 13m
15 / 222021 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Time For Oceans, FRA 92Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Le Diraison  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Didac Costa  (FRA)
20 / 292019 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Time For Oceans, FRA 92Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Le Diraison  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  François Guiffant  (FRA)
8 / 202018 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Time For Oceans, FRA 92Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Le Diraison  (FRA)15d 02h 30m
7 / 102013 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Energa, POL 53Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Gutkowski  (POL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Marczewski  (POL)
20d 10h 47m
DNF2011 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ross Daniel  (GBR)
Other Races

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References

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  2. "GENTOO SAILING TEAM". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
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